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Hamburg (dpa / lno) - A 20-year-old allegedly stabbed his father in the Hamburg district of Farmsen-Berne and seriously injured his life.

After the attack on the 44-year-old on Sunday lunchtime, the son himself called the emergency number and allowed himself to be arrested, said a police spokesman.

The background to the attack is still completely unclear, the homicide squad has started the investigation.

The father was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The "Hamburger Morgenpost" had previously reported.

In Hamburg there had been two fatal knife attacks over the weekend.

According to initial findings, a 49-year-old stabbed his 79-year-old mother to death on Saturday evening.

In addition, on Sunday night, a suspected business dispute in the St. Pauli district ended fatally for a 32-year-old.

According to the police spokesman, such an accumulation of severe knife attacks on a weekend in Hamburg is rare.

Report from the Hamburger Morgenpost